JCQ’s Aims:

JCQ aims at advancing mental health, preventing and relieving social isolation and bringing Australian and Japanese people together within our South-east Queensland centre. JCQ pursues its aims by:

• Providing domestic violence support (elderly, woman, teenagers, children)
  • Information sharing and referral;
  • Support for Japanese DV victims;
  • Community and support network;
  • Community projects;
  • Cultural activities;
  • Group activities;
  • Emergency relief;
  • Waiting space (for hours or the day).
• Providing support for seniors
  • Community and support network;
  • Community projects;
  • Cultural activities;
  • Group activities;
  • Emergency relief;
  • Waiting space (for hours or the day).
• Assisting with disaster relief
  • Supporting charitable activities for disaster victims in Japan or Queensland;
  • Funding and organising disaster relief activities;
  • Emergency relief;
  • Waiting space (for hours or the day).
• Community engagement
  • Supporting Japanese language and culture education and communication to reduce social isolation and increasing access to community/JCQ activities and projects;
  • Supporting petitions to Federal or State Governments;
  • Enhancing awareness of mental health and social isolation support services.
• Information sharing:
  • For community groups –
    • Raising community awareness regarding domestic and family violence issues
    • Identifying and informing research in relation to the Japanese community’s and broader community’s needs regarding domestic and family violence
    • Community activities, links to website or SNS page;
  • Individual artists – Providing an introduction of activities and links to website or SNS page, with a view to advancing mental health and relieving social isolation
  • For businesses – Providing an introduction of services and link to website, with a view to advancing mental health and relieving social isolation

Our committee & special supporter

Founder & President Naomichi HIRANO
Queensland Police Service Senior Police Liaison officer
Awarded International World Kindness Gold Coast ambassador award 2017
Awarded Gold Coast City council Australia Day award Cultural achievement award 2014
Commemorate from Consul General of Japan Brisbane 2009
Ambassador of peace for United Peace federation 2009

 

Specialising in:
Japanese traditional Arts
Aged Care
Education
Legal
Medical
Accountant
Trade/Tourism
Brisbane Community
Gold Coast Community
Cairns Community

 

Our Patron and Advisor

Patron



Mr. Glen Elmes

Former Minister for the Multicultural Affairs Queensland
Former Minister assisting the Premier of Queensland
Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2006 to 2017

 



THE HON. JOHN MICKEL

Adjunct Associate Professor at the Queensland University of Technology,
Former Member of the Queensland Parliament (1998 – 2012)
Former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (2009-12).

 

 

Government advisor: Mr. Zach Davis-Hancock

Legal advisor: Mr. Carl Hinze (Holding Redlich Lawyer)